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Moscow is located at 55.55'of northern
latitude and 37.37' to the east of the Greenwich's meridian, in the
centre of the East-European plain.
There is a folk saying about seven hills supporting Moscow. In
reality, hilly are only some parts of former Moscow area, and the
highest is the south-western part of the town. Geographically, it is
defined as Teplostanskaya upland; the central and eastern parts of
the town's area are more flat and low, and its major part is
occupied by the valley of Moskva river with its tributaries.
The Moscow climate is moderately continental, although it is more
then in other European cities. Temperature amplitude is 28 C. The
cool period of the year starts in September, 29 and ends in May,10.
Normally, the rainfall ranges within 540...650mm per year. The rainy
period lasts from April to October. The duration of the severe snow
period is estimated thus: November, 26 - April, 11. The height of
the snow cover reaches 35 cm in the end of winter. Atmospheric
pressure, that doesn't strongly change during the year, is 747mm.
Winds in Moscow may blow in any direction, but during periods of
warm weather the north-western ones prevail, while the south-western
winds are proper to cool seasons.
Weather is rather unstable in Moscow, and the weather forecast
service is the most common object for jokes. One of possible reasons
justifying not quite reliable forecasts is a considerable
temperature amplitude between parts of Moscow, it may reach 10ёC in
spring or autumn.
The main holiday season for
Russians and foreigners is during the warmest months of July and
August, but it also rains a lot at this time. The best times to
visit are May and June or September and October, avoiding most
of the crowds and the rain. Winters are very cold and bitter,
especially in Siberia.
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Moscow |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
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Rainfall (mm) |
26 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
50 |
73 |
77 |
74 |
53 |
51 |
48 |
48 |
|
Rainfall (inches) |
1.5 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
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Min Temp (°C) |
-12 |
-12 |
-6 |
2 |
7 |
12 |
14 |
12 |
7 |
2 |
-4 |
-8 |
|
Max Temp (°C) |
-6 |
-5 |
1 |
10 |
16 |
22 |
24 |
22 |
15 |
8 |
1 |
-4 |
|
Min Temp (°F) |
10 |
10 |
21 |
36 |
45 |
54 |
57 |
54 |
45 |
36 |
25 |
18 |
|
Max Temp (°F) |
21 |
23 |
38 |
50 |
61 |
71 |
77 |
65 |
61 |
41 |
32 |
23 |
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